| Help offered to seniors in claiming tax rebates
Area seniors who may be entitled to an economic stimulus payment will find help from a community collaborative. On Saturday, which is IRS National Senior Citizen Day, volunteers will be available to help area senior citizens who are not otherwise required to file income tax returns but may qualify for the rebate payments that are part of the federal stimulus payment program, said Edward Chisolm, executive director of the Neighborhood Improvement Association. Chisolm's group is working with the Step Up Savannah's Poverty Reduction Initiative and the Chatham-Savannah Asset Development Coalition, which neighborhood association heads. "This is part of a national effort per the IRS to help seniors get some of the money the government has promised," Chisolm said.
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The IRS aren't the only ones who want your money this tax season, so do scammers trying to get ahold of your government rebate checks.
Several Cadillac area residents have been targeted and called police who issued a warning.
To find out more ways scammers can get you, click on the links below.
9&10 News Reporter Kristin Nelson and Photojournalist Jason Naggy have more on how scammers are trying to get their hands on your money.
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Copying the IRS: Shea-Porter franks another one
WEEKS AGO, the IRS spent $42 million to send a letter to 130 million Americans informing them that they had to file a tax return this year if they wanted to receive their tax rebate check. Afterward, 1st District Rep. Carol Shea-Porter sent her constiuents a taxpayer-funded letter telling them the same thing. That's Shea-Porter frugality for you. We are all for members of Congress helping their constituents navigate the intricacies of Washington. We are not for members duplicating the executive branch's efforts and claiming credit for providing taxpayers with information they already had. Shea-Porter's letter, which you paid for, closes with this note: "Undocumented workers are not eligible. You must have a valid Social Security number to receive a rebate." You might be wondering, "Am I an undocumented worker'?" Well, if you snuck into this country illegally, then yes you are.
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